2013
DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.2933.2371
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Reproducibility of the Brazilian version of the Edmonton Frail Scale for elderly living in the community

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: to verify the inter and intra-rater reproducibility of the Brazilian adapted version of the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) in an elderly group of residents. METHOD: in order to test the inter-rater reproducibility, two assessments were independently conducted by two researchers on the same day but at different times, in a sample of 103 elderly. Concerning the intra-rater reproducibility, the instrument was administered to 83 elderly (80.6% of the initial sample) by the same researcher in a time gap of 1… Show more

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“…The Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) (3)(4)(5)(6) , evaluates nine domains represented by 11 items, including cognitive, general health status, functional independence, social support, medication use, nutrition, mood, continence and functional performance. demográficos, morbilidad relatada por los mismos y datos específicos de internación e institucionalización han sido utilizados.…”
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“…The Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) (3)(4)(5)(6) , evaluates nine domains represented by 11 items, including cognitive, general health status, functional independence, social support, medication use, nutrition, mood, continence and functional performance. demográficos, morbilidad relatada por los mismos y datos específicos de internación e institucionalización han sido utilizados.…”
Section: Study Protocolunclassified
“…For some authors, this multifactorial cause may be linked to the interaction of biological, psychological, cognitive, social and environmental issues experienced over time, with the potential to prevent and treat symptoms, especially when it is identified early (3)(4) . It is this approach that is used within the Edmonton Frail Scale (3) , validated in Brazil (5)(6) , and which was used by this study. Among experts in the area of aging, it is undisputed that this geriatric syndrome is associated with adverse health outcomes such as functional decline, dependence, recurrent falls, fractures, institutionalization, hospitalization and mortality (7)(8)(9) .…”
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“…Estes são considerados como grupo que se encontra em risco intermediário e risco de se tornar frágil, entre 3 e 4 anos, comparado aos que não apresentam fragilidade (6) . Esse grupo de estágio inicial tem maior chance para resultados positivos após ações de prevenção e intervenção, mostrando a importância da identificação precoce (20) .…”
Section: A Escala De Fragilidade De Edmontonunclassified
“…Aging (CIF-A), (ROLFSON et al, 2006) e foi validada para a língua portuguesa no Brasil (FABRÍCIO-WEHBE et al, 2009;FABRÍCIO-WEHBE et al, 2013) …”
Section: Escala De Fragilidade De Edmonton (Edmonton Frail Scale -Efsunclassified